Lennoxville Ascot Historical and Museum Society

Région touristique : Eastern Townships

The Lennoxville Ascot Historical and Museum Society was founded and is housed in the Uplands Cultural and Heritage Centre (www.uplands.ca), an elegant historic building erected in 1862. Its architecture in the Georgian tradition reveals the British origins of its first occupants. The mission of the organization is to raise the community awareness and interest in local history, cultural heritage, traditional crafts, conservation of properties, artifacts and archives in order to communicate between generations and cultural groups an understanding of the heritage of the area.

Renseignements sur les collections

The objects in the collection are related to the social history and the material culture of the Lennoxville-Ascot region from the middle of the 19th century to the late 1950s.

Nombre approximatif d'objets ou de spécimens dans la collection : 6000

Archives

The Archives contains materials relating to the society, and its museum, and to heritage of the Lennoxville-Ascot area (since the early nineteenth century). Areas of interest include history, genealogy, architecture, archaeology and folklore. Holdings include many copies of published material.

Cartographic Materials • Films and Videos • Photographs • Sound Recordings • Textual Records
Autre : The Archives also maintains a reference library of approximately 200 volumes relating to the heritage of the Eastern Townships.

Arts décoratifs

Ceramics, Porcelain or Pottery • Costumes • Furniture or Furnishings • Glass • Metalwork, Silverwork or Goldwork • Textiles or Tapestries

Beaux-arts

Culture :
Canadian • European

Période :
Historical

Média : Painting • Prints and Drawings

Histoire humaine

Agriculture • Ceremonial Objects • Chemistry • Clocks or Time-Keeping Devices • Communications Devices • Costumes and Accessories • Electricity • Exploration and Survey • Furniture or Furnishings • Household Objects or Domestic Technology • Imaging : Photographs • Maps, Charts, Plans or Blueprints • Medals • Medical History and Technology • Memorabilia • Military History and Technology • Sports Equipment • Toys and Games • Transportation : Non-motorized ground
Autre : Tools

Services

Guided tours are available. School groups are welcome to book tours in advance (available outside of regular open hours).

Services de recherche

Supervised access to the Archives is provided by appointment and during museum hours to members of the society, local residents, scholars and other serious researchers. Materials must be used in the Archives Room. Photocopying may be done under the supervision and at the discretion of the archivist.

Archival Records • Genealogical Research • Library

Information aux Visiteurs

Guided tours are available for visitors.

Bilingual Services • Guided Tours : English : French • Parking Facilities : Free : Bus • Special Needs Facilities : Parking : Washrooms : Wheelchair access • Washrooms
Autre : Wheelchair access to the ground floor only.

Services de restauration

Picnic Area • Reception Facilities

Publications et produits

Autre : Reproductions of watercolours by the artist Kay Kinsman

Carte

Emplacement

Adresse :	9 Speid Street Sherbrooke, Quebec J1M 1R9 Voir la carte
Téléphone :	819-564-0409
Télécopieur :	819-564-8951
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